What are the main factors that influence a Soc Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Soc Engineer?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Soc Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A Soc Engineer's salary?

A Soc Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Technical Support Engineer I (0-2 years)earns $60,439, a Soc Engineer (2-4 years)earns $72,590, a Technical Support Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $95,874, a Technical Support Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $112,887, a Technical Support Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $137,058,

What are the highest paying states for a Soc Engineer?

Soc Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Soc Engineer roles are District of Columbia $84,763, California $84,441, Massachusetts $83,316. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Soc Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Soc Engineer level roles vary by specialization: SOC Design Engineer: $190,287; Soc Lead: $147,399; SOC Manager: $144,918; Soc Architect: $143,388; Soc Security Analyst: $116,735.

Soc Engineer Salary in New Mexico

How much does a Soc Engineer make in New Mexico?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Soc Engineer in New Mexico is $70,906 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

However, a Soc Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $84,189
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $62,824 to $77,859
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,467

10% $55,467

50% (Median) $70,906

90% $84,189

Soc Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,859	$6,488	$1,497	$37
Average	$70,906	$5,909	$1,364	$34
25th Percentile	$62,824	$5,235	$1,208	$30

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Key Factors That Influence Soc Engineer Salaries

A Soc Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Soc Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Soc Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $60,439
Early Career (1-2 years): $72,590
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $95,874
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $112,887
Expert (over 8 years): $137,058

Levels	Salary
Technical... Level Soc Engineer	$60,439
Soc Engin... Level Soc Engineer	$72,590
Technical... Level Soc Engineer	$95,874
Technical... Level Soc Engineer	$112,887
Technical... Level Soc Engineer	$137,058

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How Do Soc Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Soc Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $84,763.
California: $84,441.
Massachusetts: $83,316.

District of Columbia $84,763 California $84,441 Massachusetts $83,316 Washington $83,010 New Jersey $82,979 Alaska $82,872 Connecticut $81,815 New York $81,387

Hawaii $80,016 Rhode Island $79,373 Maryland $78,937 Minnesota $78,340 Colorado $78,110 Illinois $78,033 Oregon $77,743 Delaware $77,528

New Hampshire $77,393 Virginia $77,092 Pennsylvania $76,211 Nevada $75,767 North Dakota $75,622 Michigan $75,392 Wisconsin $75,308 Vermont $75,140

Texas $74,673 Maine $74,642 Arizona $74,596 Ohio $74,542 Georgia $73,838 Indiana $73,486 Wyoming $73,417 Utah $73,310

Iowa $73,264 Kansas $72,897 Louisiana $72,789 North Carolina $72,751 Missouri $72,736 Florida $72,437 Montana $72,276 Nebraska $72,123

Kentucky $72,039 South Carolina $71,733 Tennessee $71,541 Idaho $71,465 New Mexico $70,906 Oklahoma $70,784 Alabama $70,332 South Dakota $69,574

Arkansas $69,161 West Virginia $68,939 Mississippi $68,273

Top Paying Cities for Soc Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Algodones: $71,661
Belen: $71,262
Bernalillo: $71,788

Algodones, NM $71,661 Belen, NM $71,262 Bernalillo, NM $71,788 Bluewater, NM $70,281 Bosque, NM $70,738 Casa Blanca, NM $70,898 Cedar Crest, NM $71,848 Cedarvale, NM $69,030

Cerrillos, NM $71,713 Claunch, NM $68,775 Coyote, NM $70,657 Cuba, NM $70,543 Cubero, NM $71,055 Edgewood, NM $71,527 Estancia, NM $70,674 Gallina, NM $70,287

Counselor, NM $70,330 Grants, NM $70,200 Milan, NM $70,481 Isleta, NM $71,911 Jarales, NM $71,193 Jemez Pueblo, NM $71,316 Jemez Springs, NM $71,097 Laguna, NM $71,403

La Jara, NM $70,464 La Joya, NM $70,301 Lindrith, NM $70,216 Los Lunas, NM $71,639 Mcintosh, NM $71,063 Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $70,590 Moriarty, NM $70,824 Mountainair, NM $70,060

Nageezi, NM $70,237 New Laguna, NM $71,021 Paguate, NM $71,069 Pena Blanca, NM $71,863 Peralta, NM $71,753 Placitas, NM $71,790 Ponderosa, NM $71,226 Prewitt, NM $70,259

Regina, NM $70,308 Sandia Park, NM $71,667 Corrales, NM $71,937 San Fidel, NM $70,638 San Rafael, NM $70,337 Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $71,668 San Ysidro, NM $71,571 Stanley, NM $70,814

Tijeras, NM $71,676 Tome, NM $71,544 Torreon, NM $71,306 Veguita, NM $70,733 Willard, NM $69,934 Youngsville, NM $70,676 Bosque Farms, NM $71,884 Clines Corners, NM $70,386

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $71,722 Cochiti Lake, NM $71,816 Albuquerque, NM $71,978 Kirtland Afb, NM $71,978 Rio Rancho, NM $71,860 Gallup, NM $70,361 Brimhall, NM $70,162 Church Rock, NM $70,195

Continental Divide, NM $70,145 Crownpoint, NM $70,203 Fence Lake, NM $69,890 Fort Wingate, NM $70,170 Gamerco, NM $70,288 Mentmore, NM $70,180 Mexican Springs, NM $70,171 Ramah, NM $70,043

Rehoboth, NM $70,218 Thoreau, NM $70,222 Tohatchi, NM $70,157 Vanderwagen, NM $70,171 Zuni, NM $70,154 Navajo, NM $70,250 Jamestown, NM $70,075 Pinehill, NM $69,988

Sheep Springs, NM $70,233 Smith Lake, NM $70,495 Yatahey, NM $70,208 Farmington, NM $70,545 Aztec, NM $70,676 Blanco, NM $70,346 Bloomfield, NM $70,262 Flora Vista, NM $70,618

Fruitland, NM $70,176 Kirtland, NM $70,619 La Plata, NM $70,644 Navajo Dam, NM $70,613 Shiprock, NM $70,515 Waterflow, NM $70,479 Newcomb, NM $70,190 Sanostee, NM $70,235

Santa Fe, NM $72,345 Abiquiu, NM $70,366 Alcalde, NM $71,592 Amalia, NM $70,259 Arroyo Hondo, NM $70,160 Arroyo Seco, NM $70,242 Canjilon, NM $70,149 Canones, NM $70,788

Carson, NM $70,429 Cebolla, NM $70,190 Cerro, NM $70,211 Chama, NM $70,498 Chamisal, NM $71,402 Chimayo, NM $71,904 Cordova, NM $71,782 Costilla, NM $70,554

Taos Ski Valley, NM $70,019 Dixon, NM $71,334 Dulce, NM $70,497 El Prado, NM $70,304 El Rito, NM $70,626 Embudo, NM $70,967 Espanola, NM $71,816 Glorieta, NM $72,067

Hernandez, NM $71,149 Ilfeld, NM $71,401 La Madera, NM $70,502 Lamy, NM $71,792 Llano, NM $71,257 Los Alamos, NM $71,962 White Rock, NM $72,097 Medanales, NM $71,228

Ojo Caliente, NM $70,809 Los Ojos, NM $70,325 Pecos, NM $71,842 Penasco, NM $70,993 Petaca, NM $70,084 Questa, NM $70,285 Ranchos De Taos, NM $70,656 Red River, NM $70,085

Ribera, NM $70,536 Rowe, NM $71,469 San Cristobal, NM $70,082 San Jose, NM $71,293 Ohkay Owingeh, NM $71,641 Santa Cruz, NM $71,879 Serafina, NM $70,357 Taos, NM $70,263

Tererro, NM $72,072 Tesuque, NM $72,345 Tierra Amarilla, NM $70,263 Trampas, NM $70,934 Tres Piedras, NM $70,065 Truchas, NM $71,581 Vadito, NM $70,899 Valdez, NM $70,135

Vallecitos, NM $70,080 Velarde, NM $71,226 Villanueva, NM $70,399 Spaceport City, NM $68,964 Las Vegas, NM $69,802 Angel Fire, NM $70,008 Anton Chico, NM $69,681 Buena Vista, NM $70,321

Chacon, NM $70,371 Cimarron, NM $69,899 Cleveland, NM $70,870 Eagle Nest, NM $69,951 Guadalupita, NM $70,263 Holman, NM $70,689 La Loma, NM $69,564 Maxwell, NM $69,922

Miami, NM $69,772 Mills, NM $69,523 Montezuma, NM $71,230 Mora, NM $70,970 Mosquero, NM $69,463 Ocate, NM $69,847 Ojo Feliz, NM $70,031 Rainsville, NM $70,338

Raton, NM $70,098 Rociada, NM $71,266 Roy, NM $69,539 Sapello, NM $70,647 Solano, NM $69,454 Springer, NM $69,741 Ute Park, NM $69,932 Valmora, NM $69,743

Wagon Mound, NM $69,664 Watrous, NM $69,767 Socorro, NM $69,605 Aragon, NM $69,816 Datil, NM $69,528 Lemitar, NM $69,929 Luna, NM $69,940 Magdalena, NM $69,533

Pie Town, NM $69,765 Polvadera, NM $70,098 Quemado, NM $69,910 Reserve, NM $69,785 San Acacia, NM $70,213 San Antonio, NM $69,220 Truth Or Consequences, NM $69,206 Arrey, NM $69,194

Caballo, NM $69,242 Derry, NM $68,890 Elephant Butte, NM $69,386 Garfield, NM $68,690 Hatch, NM $67,589 Monticello, NM $69,202 Rincon, NM $67,200 Salem, NM $68,475

Williamsburg, NM $69,293 Winston, NM $69,252 Las Cruces, NM $66,320 White Sands Missile Range, NM $66,538 Santa Teresa, NM $67,022 Playas, NM $69,526 Animas, NM $69,696 Anthony, NM $67,006

Arenas Valley, NM $69,573 Bayard, NM $69,509 Berino, NM $66,702 Buckhorn, NM $69,581 Santa Clara, NM $69,631 Chamberino, NM $66,771 Cliff, NM $69,501 Columbus, NM $69,314

Deming, NM $69,330 Dona Ana, NM $66,323 Fairacres, NM $66,521 Faywood, NM $69,298 Fort Bayard, NM $69,564 Gila, NM $69,398 Glenwood, NM $69,452 Hachita, NM $69,314

Hanover, NM $69,328 Hillsboro, NM $69,187 Hurley, NM $69,462 La Mesa, NM $67,589 Lordsburg, NM $69,474 Mesilla, NM $66,322 Mesilla Park, NM $66,329 Mesquite, NM $66,385

Mimbres, NM $69,383 Mule Creek, NM $69,571 Organ, NM $66,363 Pinos Altos, NM $69,499 Radium Springs, NM $66,349 Redrock, NM $69,322 Rodeo, NM $69,785 San Miguel, NM $66,360

Silver City, NM $69,500 Sunland Park, NM $66,665 Tyrone, NM $69,706 Vado, NM $66,412 Chaparral, NM $67,250 Clovis, NM $69,367 Cannon Afb, NM $69,213 Broadview, NM $69,164

Causey, NM $69,046 Crossroads, NM $68,882 Dora, NM $69,210 Elida, NM $68,923 Floyd, NM $69,090 Fort Sumner, NM $69,034 Grady, NM $69,230 House, NM $69,175

Kenna, NM $68,923 Lingo, NM $69,041 Melrose, NM $69,187 Milnesand, NM $68,896 Pep, NM $68,990 Portales, NM $69,243 Rogers, NM $69,009 Saint Vrain, NM $69,231

Taiban, NM $69,011 Texico, NM $69,258 Yeso, NM $68,760 Roswell, NM $68,840 Artesia, NM $68,976 Caprock, NM $68,836 Carlsbad, NM $69,021 Dexter, NM $68,889

Eunice, NM $69,083 Hagerman, NM $68,923 Hobbs, NM $69,184 Hope, NM $68,671 Jal, NM $69,001 Lake Arthur, NM $68,809 Lakewood, NM $68,912 Loco Hills, NM $69,039

Loving, NM $69,004 Lovington, NM $69,117 Mcdonald, NM $68,929 Malaga, NM $68,936 Maljamar, NM $68,869 Monument, NM $69,031 Tatum, NM $68,973 Whites City, NM $69,089

Carrizozo, NM $68,514 Alamogordo, NM $68,296 Alto, NM $68,524 Bent, NM $68,309 Capitan, NM $68,364 Cloudcroft, NM $68,301 Corona, NM $68,812 Encino, NM $69,364

Fort Stanton, NM $68,394 Glencoe, NM $68,345 High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $68,288 Holloman Air Force Base, NM $68,288 Hondo, NM $68,407 La Luz, NM $68,288 Lincoln, NM $68,208 Mayhill, NM $68,443

Mescalero, NM $68,318 Nogal, NM $68,612 Orogrande, NM $68,322 Picacho, NM $68,393 Pinon, NM $68,650 Ruidoso, NM $68,654 Ruidoso Downs, NM $68,560 Sacramento, NM $68,349

San Patricio, NM $68,430 Sunspot, NM $68,288 Timberon, NM $68,436 Tinnie, NM $68,353 Tularosa, NM $68,333 Vaughn, NM $69,085 Weed, NM $68,434 Tucumcari, NM $69,428

Amistad, NM $69,338 Bard, NM $69,227 Capulin, NM $70,011 Clayton, NM $69,473 Conchas Dam, NM $69,536 Cuervo, NM $69,201 Des Moines, NM $69,735 Folsom, NM $69,843

Garita, NM $69,403 Gladstone, NM $69,542 Grenville, NM $69,529 Logan, NM $69,425 Mcalister, NM $69,210 Nara Visa, NM $69,261 Newkirk, NM $69,337 Quay, NM $69,377

San Jon, NM $69,303 Santa Rosa, NM $69,377 Sedan, NM $69,402 Trementina, NM $69,399

Soc Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Soc Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 70% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Soc Engineer positions in Software & Networking or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Soc Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Soc Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$92,178	$44.0	30%
Aerospace & Defense	$85,087	$41.0	20%

Soc Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Soc Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$62,824

Average $70,906/year

$77,859

$5,235

Average $5,909/month

$6,488

$1,208

Average $1,364/week

$1,497

$30

Average $34/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,859	$6,488	$1,497	$37
Average	$70,906	$5,909	$1,364	$34
25th Percentile	$62,824	$5,235	$1,208	$30

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